The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas · Page 6

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I PAGE SIX BLYTHEVILLE (ARK.) COURIER NEWS MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 194} i LOOKED Mr. Jackson's 'Dodger is Incomplete Without These Figures . . . bok how He Spent Your Money during his four lerms His Telephone and Telegraph bills were $16,261.84! His Travel and Auto Expense was $43,772.25! His Automobile Depreciation was $16358.20! His Jail Board and Expense was $90,584.63! His Off ice Operating Expense was $233,985.30! His TOTAL Expense for the Sheriff's Office was $324,568.13! These Figures Can Be Verified from the County Records The above is also a part of Sheriff Jackson's Record HE SHOULD HAVE PUBLISHED IT TOO! 8 YEARS AT $45,000 A YEAR! _ JACKSON HAS BEEN IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE b YEARS, during which time he has spent your money to the tune of $324,568.13. Talking about "Turn-Back" cannot explain Car depreciation" (on Privately Owned Cars)— "Travel S™ 56 '" Wh ° nobod y knows about— ''Telephone Expense" IWUIX) a year)-"Jai! Expense" at a thousand doiiars a month and all that excessive expenditure of your money. $2000.00 a year for Telephone Calls! $6000 a year for Travel and Auto Expense-In addition to the $2000 depreciation on privately owned cars! $12,000 a year for Jail Board and Expenses, aside from Deputy Fees and Pay! Was some of this for your Business! $45,000.00 a year for a few Off ice Workers. Jail Operation and Travel Pay, and GENERAL EXPENSES! VOTE FOR "BUDDY" WATSON FOR KNOW THAT YO AND COLLECTOR Mr. Jackson's figures mean nothing unless ro them are added the .sums expended for operating the office . I he taxpayers were entitled to have the above figures furnished by Mr. Jackson, the Sheriff, and not by me, his opponent. _ As your Sheriff I will reduce the cost of operating the Sheriff s office to the lowest possible figure. I will publish a statement every year showing not only the amount of money receive! but what 1 have done with it "Buddy" Watson has two sons Fighting your War. He has made a fine Tax Assessor. Buddy Watson will make a fine Sheriff at lots less than $45,000.00 a Year. Don't you think $325,000 of your money is enough for one man to spendTBudk dy Watson will conduct your Sheriff's Office without $16,000 auto depreciation on Private Cars. Buddy Watson doesn't want to make money on Jail "Board." LET'S ELECT Buddy Watson For Sheriff & Collector AND SAVE SOME OF THAT $45,000 A YEAR THE SHERIFF HAS BEEN SPENDING.